| Finn | Ambitious & determined Although the Xanti may not be there anymore as they might be wiped out, Finn still strongly believes that they still exists.
• “Then I’ll go on till I find them. They have to be somewhere” (Finn to Maia) | | --- | --- | | Maia | Curious (passion towards nature) Despite the danger, Maia wants an adventure to explore a place no one knew about
• “Wouldn’t you like to go on a great journey? Find a place no one knew about?” (Maia to Miss Minton) | | | Worried/ Concerned Even though Maia knew that Finn would not take her, she is still eager for the details and worried about Finn’s safety, as the Xanti may not be there anymore.
• “What if they aren’t there any more?” (Maia to Finn) | | Miss Minton | Worried/ Confused Miss Minton is worried about Finn as he is going on a journey alone at a young age.
• “She could not be happy about a boy of his age making such a journey alone” | | | Miss Minton has the duty to protect Maia, so she is worried about Maia’s safety.
• “She was wholly responsible for keeping Maia safe and it was out of the question that she should be allowed to go.”
• “and in any case Miss Minton would never have allowed her to come.” |
| Finn | Worried and fearful Finn is uncertain about the unknown when he was about to leave the comfort zone, the Amazon. He is concerned about the safety, and that’s why he doesn’t allow Maia to join the adventure.
• “Finn too was fearful of the parting and of making the journey by himself”
• “He had no idea how the journey was going to end” | | --- | --- | | | Loneliness Finn had lost companion of Maia, who he wanted to share his discoveries with.
• ‘Look, Maia!’ When he saw an umbrella bird strutting along a branch, and when he realized that she wasn’t there, the exotic creature, with its sunshade or feathers, had seemed somehow less exciting.’
He missed his father who was dead.
•“He could hear his father’s voice calling, ‘Look, Finn, over there!’ a dozen time a day.”
• “ But his father was dead and he had left Maia , and suddenly became alone, which he had always enjoyed turned into loneliness” | | | Guilty Finn feels guilty that he couldn’t bring Maia along with his adventures and left her alone with the Carters who treated her badly.
• “All the same, he felt he should not have left her. He remembered Clovis saying, “But Maia shouldn’t live in a house that’s been cursed.” | | Maia | Curious Maia always imagines ****about the journey to visit the Xanti, and want to learn more about them.
• “It seemed to get that there could be nothing better than to travel on the Arabella on and on and on.”
• ‘“What do you think they’ll be like, the Xanti?”
• “She wanted to learn about the songs like Finn wanted to learn about the plants” | | | Maia is willing to learn about developing a boat in order to go discover the unknown.
• “She become so interested that she helped for its own sake.
• “Have you got any books about boats?” | | | Hopeful Maia having hope to persuade Finn to change his mind on taking her with him.
• “ At first, hoping that Finn would change his mind and let her come, she had worked extra-hard helping him with the Arabella.”
• “ If it had been the other way round, I’d have taken you” | | | Adventurous She thought of Finn after he’s gone, and wanted to join his adventure
• “She didn’t want to read about plants and animals any longer, she wanted to find them.” |
| Finn’s | Unconfident • ”I don’t know. We may not find the Xanti.” Anxious • “For Finn, who had kidnapped her, there were moments of anxiety”
Afraid • “But she could see that to Finn, who was afraid of nothing else, Westwood was still a dread.”
Protective • “I wouldn’t let anything happen to you; I’ve got my gun.” | | --- | --- | | Maia’s | Happy • “She was completely happy”
Amazed • “What amazed Maia was how varied the landscape was.”
Trusted • “If he said a pool was safe to swim in, she dived in without a second thought”
• “If he told her a mushroom was safe to eat, she ate it”
• “She thought perhaps she wouldn’t be scared of anything ever again if she was with Finn.“ |